Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
099323300 | Hot beverage means | 36 |
20080245239 | Apparatus for automatically dissolving instant powder, particularly milk powder, in hot water and, in particular, for frothing-up - Apparatus for automatically dissolving instant powder, particularly milk powder, in hot water and particularly for frothing up, including a flow generation device for generating a flow of the hot water impinging onto the instant powder with a circular component, wherein a frothing chamber ( | 10-09-2008 |
20090084271 | Boiler assembly for hot beverage dispenser - A boiler assembly for a hot beverage dispensing machine is characterized by a baffle that separates a cold water refill chamber of the boiler from a water heating and dispensing chamber of the boiler in a manner that provides for non-turbulent flow of cold water from the water refill chamber into the water heating chamber without substantial mixing of the cold refill water with the already heated water and, thereby, without lowering the overall temperature of the already existing heated water. | 04-02-2009 |
20090183641 | Preparing device with a suction duct for preparing a beverage from a powdery substance and a hot liquid, as well as an extraction duct - Preparing device for preparing a beverage from a powdery substance and a hot liquid, the device comprising: at least one mixing chamber for mixing a quantity of the powdery substance and a quantity of the hot liquid; an inlet into the mixing chamber for the quantity of hot liquid; an inlet into the mixing chamber for the quantity of powdery substance; an extractor hood placed on the mixing chamber; an extraction duct connected to the extractor hood and provided with suction means, such as a ventilating fan, for extracting vapour and dust particles from the mixing chamber via the extraction duct and the extractor hood; a first housing accommodating further components of the preparing device, such as electrical components and pipework, in which the extraction duct extends entirely along the exterior of the first housing, as well as an extraction duct. | 07-23-2009 |
20090249962 | BEVERAGE MAKER COMPRISING A FLOATING MEMBER FOR DETERMINING WHEN A WATER PUMPING ACTION NEEDS TO BE TERMINATED - A beverage maker ( | 10-08-2009 |
20090266240 | MILK FROTHER - Methods and device for frothing milk. The device includes a main body forming a container for the milk, a cover fitting onto the main body, agitation means and drive means for driving the agitation means. The drive means are received at least partially in the cover. The device further includes a base plate provided with a first electric contact. The main body is provided with a second electric contact, which makes electrical contact with the first electric contact when the main body is placed on the base plate. The drive means are provided with a third electric contact. The main body is provided with a fourth electric contact, which makes electrical contact with the third electric contact when the cover is placed on the main body. The main body is provided with an electric conductor which forms an electrical connection between the second electric contact and the fourth electric contact. | 10-29-2009 |
20090308259 | Machine for preparing an infusion that comprises a locking device for an infusion chamber - The inventive infusion machine comprises a housing, a pressurised cold water generator arranged therein, a first infusion chamber ( | 12-17-2009 |
20100011970 | CHOCOLATE DEVICE FOR HOT COFFEE - A single piece of chocolate, wherein at least one portion of the piece of chocolate is capable of being hangingly attached to a cup of a hot drink, such as coffee. The rest of the chocolate piece is hovering over the hot coffee and/or hot foam, whereas the heat exerting onto the hovering chocolate melts the chocolate into the steaming coffee. | 01-21-2010 |
20100192783 | MIXER FOR A HOT BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE - A beverage vending machine mixer for mixing a soluble product and hot water, wherein a first injection means injects water directly onto the bottom of a mixing chamber, a second injection means injects water tangentially into the top of the mixing chamber, and, mixing means being located between the bottom of the mixing chamber and an outflow chamber connected to outflow means, the beverage is pushed to the outflow point. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199853 | BOILER FOR A MACHINE FOR MAKING HOT BEVERAGES - The present device concerns a boiler for use in a machine for making hot beverages including a diffuser ( | 08-12-2010 |
20100288135 | DRINK PREPARATION MACHINE - Provided is a drink preparation machine with an outer housing, which contains at least one ventilation element for ventilating an interior which is enclosed by the outer housing. In order to reduce the likelihood of penetration by dust, water and/or small objects, to allow simple and quick cleaning with reduced use of detergents and to achieve energy-saving operation of the drink preparation machine, the at least one ventilation element can be actuated to open and close. | 11-18-2010 |
20100300302 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY AND BEVERAGE PREPARING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - Valve assembly ( | 12-02-2010 |
20100307346 | STEAM MECHANISM INCORPORATED WITHIN KITCHENWARE WATER HEATING SYSTEMS - The present invention provides a steam generation and exertion mechanism that is incorporated within a water heating system and specifically attached to a kettle as an example. The steam is built from the water in the water heating system. The present invention allows the user to produce steam for purpose of creaming milk as an example. The present invention takes advantage of the regular features of a kettle in order to produce steam and use the kettle for additional purposes. The steam generation mechanism of the present invention can be an add-on device. | 12-09-2010 |
20100326285 | BABY FORMULA MAKER - A baby formula maker including: a main body in which a water tub and a baby formula tub are installed; a heating portion installed in the main body and heating water contained in the water tub; a time controller controlling time at which the water is heated by the heating portion; a cooling portion including a radiator cooling the water heated by the heating portion and one or a plurality of Peltier cooling modules attached to the radiator so as to lower the temperature of the radiator; and a electric current controller controlling temperatures of the one or the plurality of Peltier cooling modules. The time required to make milk for nursing can be remarkably reduced, and if milk for nursing is needed, immediate nursing can be carried out, and speed and convenience can be provided to the user, and the baby formula maker is sanitary and compact and has a simple structure and thus can be economically manufactured on a mass scale. | 12-30-2010 |
20110000379 | HOT WATER BREWING MACHINE - The present invention discloses a hot drink brewing machine, comprising a hot water supply mechanism, an ultrasonic extraction box, a leaching cup, an ultrasonic oscillator and a water effluent mechanic Said ultrasonic oscillator is connected to the ultrasonic extraction box for speeding up the extraction of the brewed object, thereby it not only acquires a quicker brewing process, but also acquires a more appropriate brewed favor. | 01-06-2011 |
20110023723 | DRINK PREPARING MACHINE INCLUDING A STEAM NOZZLE CLEANING SYSTEM - Beverage preparation machine comprising a body ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110030564 | MACHINE FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES - The machine (M) comprises
| 02-10-2011 |
20110041705 | COMPACT SPIRAL-THROUGHFLOW HEATING UNIT WHICH CAN OPERATE AT HIGH PRESSURES - A spiral continuous-flow heater unit for electrical appliances for preparing hot beverages including a tubular support having at least one thick-film electrical heating conductor structure on an outer side thereof; a core element within the tubular support having at least one helically extending web on an external surface thereof, wherein two adjacent web edges of the web and the external surface of the core element together form a flow channel that is substantially sealingly closed off in the outward direction with respect to a flow duct by an inner side of the tubular support; and a first and a second end member each having a connector port which communicates with the flow duct, wherein each of the end members is fixedly connected to the core element at their a respective end of the tubular support to form a water-tight and vapor-tight seal between at least the tubular support and end members. | 02-24-2011 |
20110168030 | DEVICE FOR EXTEMPORANEOUSLY PREPARING A HOT BEVERAGE FROM A SOLUBLE POWDER - The device for extemporaneously preparing a hot beverage anywhere and anytime from a soluble powder comprises a container which is divided into an upper hollow space and a lower hollow space by a baffle. The lower hollow space contains a quantity of drinkable liquid and the upper hollow space a quantity of soluble powder able to produce said beverage. An elongated hollow element is provided, which is open at its two ends and which connects the lower and the upper hollow spaces, sealing membranes are provided for sealing the connection between the upper and the lower hollow spaces through the elongated element. The sealing membranes can be made ineffective by intervention of the user or once a predetermined pressure inside the liquid has been reached. | 07-14-2011 |
20110174162 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR THE DISPENSING OF COFFEE AND/OR MILK AND/OR MILK FOAM, DRINK PREPARATION MACHINE WITH A DISPENING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF A DISPENSING DEVICE - The dispensing device for the dispensing of coffee and/or milk and/or milk foam comprises: at least a first fluid duct for the supply of coffee and a second fluid duct for the supply of steam, wherein the first fluid duct opens out into at least one coffee discharge pipe and the second fluid duct has an outlet opening for the steam; a mixing arrangement for the mixing of milk with steam and/or air, which mixing arrangement comprises a milk duct for the supply of milk, an air duct for the supply of air, an inlet opening for the supply of steam and a discharge pipe for the dispensing of milk and/or milk foam; a housing, which at least partially surrounds the respective fluid ducts, the coffee discharge pipe and the mixing arrangement. The housing comprises a first housing part and a second housing part. The respective fluid ducts are constructed on or in the first housing part. In the second housing part a recess is constructed to receive the mixing arrangement. The first housing part and the second housing part are able to be assembled together such that, if the mixing arrangement is received into the recess in the second housing part, the mixing arrangement assumes a position relative to the second fluid duct in which a fluid connection is produced between the outlet opening of the second fluid duct and the inlet opening of the mixing arrangement for the supply of steam. | 07-21-2011 |
20110209624 | Apparatus For Infant Formula And Beverage Preparation - An apparatus for quickly preparing infant formula and beverage comprising: a powder container for storing dry formula or beverage powder, a powder dispenser for dispensing controllable amount of formula or beverage powder into a milk bottle or a cup, a water container for storing water, a heat-exchanging reservoir for heating up or cooling down water to an ideal temperature, a water delivery system for delivering controllable amount of water from the water container to the heat-exchanging reservoir and then from the heat-exchanging reservoir to the milk bottle once the water is adjusted to the ideal temperature. The device has a main setting and controlling system to set up parameters of powder dispensing amount, water dispensing temperature and water dispensing volume prior to a formula or beverage preparation, so that the apparatus can prepare infant formula or beverage with ideal volume, concentration and temperature. The apparatus in present invention can also include an external mixing system which apply shaking or vibration (can be ultrasonic) to the bottle or cup for mixing and dissolving powder with water inside it and a remote controlling system so that a user can start the formula or beverage preparation process from a distance. | 09-01-2011 |
20110209625 | BABY FORMULA MAKER - Provided is a baby formula maker including: a body for accommodating a water container and a powered formula container; a heater installed in the body and for heating water contained in the water container; a cooler including a radiator for cooling the heated water by receiving the heated water from the heater, a heat sink combined with the radiator to cool down the radiator, and a cooling fan for increasing cooling efficiency of the heat sink; and an operator for controlling operations of the heater according to a temperature of the water contained in the water container. Accordingly, the baby formula maker provides speed and convenience since a baby formula is promptly made by remarkably reducing a baby formula making time. Moreover, the baby formula maker has a sanitary, compact, and simple structure, and is economical since it is mass-productible. | 09-01-2011 |
20110259207 | WATER TREATMENT UNIT FOR BEVERAGE PRODUCTION MACHINE - The invention concerns a water treatment unit comprising: —a compartment ( | 10-27-2011 |
20120097043 | THERMO-FUSE FOR A PUMP OF A BEVERAGE MACHINE - A pump for a beverage preparation machine which includes a heat-radiating electric arrangement; and a thermo-fuse connected to the electric arrangement via an electric connection. The thermo-fuse is connectable to a power source for powering the heat-radiating electric arrangement via the thermo-fuse. The thermo-fuse is in thermal communication with the heat-radiating electric arrangement so as to disconnect the electric arrangement from the power source when the thermo-fuse reaches a predetermined maximum temperature in reaction to an excessive heat radiation from the electric arrangement. The thermo-fuse and the heat-radiating electric arrangement are so configured that heat radiating from the electric arrangement to the thermo-fuse is predominantly conducted along the electric connection from the electric arrangement to the thermo-fuse. | 04-26-2012 |
20120210881 | STRUCTURE OF BREWING DEVICE - A brewing device includes a brewing cylinder and a piston received in and reciprocally movable inside the brewing cylinder. The brewing device is connected to a water supply device that supplies a liquid to the brewing cylinder. The piston includes a piston head that is hollow and includes a bar mounted to an inside wall thereof and a piston rod that forms a pivot hole rotatably jointed to the bar to allow the bar to do movement. The piston rod forms a lid at a location close to the pivot hole that selectively sets the piston in a closed condition, whereby through change of position of the lid by the piston rod, the piston is switchably set in an open configuration and a closed configuration for readily controlling amount of water contained in the brewing cylinder to meet various conditions for different quantities of brewing water. | 08-23-2012 |
20130025467 | HOT TEA DISPENSER - Applicants provide a post-mix hot tea dispenser which foregoes the use of electrical elements in the flow control circuits. Applicants provide a dispenser with a manually operated T-valve mounted to the front of a housing. The housing contains mechanical (non-electrical) flow control elements to provide a measured flow of a concentrate and a diluent in the proper proportion to the post-mix valve. | 01-31-2013 |
20130025468 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING MACHINE - A machine for dispensing hot beverages, e.g. coffee, comprising a liquid heater, in particular for heating water intended for human consumption, provided with a container, adapted to be at least partially filled with a first liquid to be heated, and a heating electric resistor arranged outside the container, in contact with the bottom of said container, so as to indirectly heat said first liquid through said bottom. | 01-31-2013 |
20130186283 | CLEANING SYSTEM FOR HOT BEVERAGE MACHINES - A method for cleaning the milk system of a drink machine for milk-containing hot beverages includes a feed line that feeds milk from a storage container, a central unit in which the milk is heated and processed, and an output unit via which the milk-containing hot beverage prepared in the central unit is dispensed, wherein the feed line is coupled to a cleaning device including an electrolytic cell, a cleaning solution is fed into the milk system from the cleaning device, which solution passes the electrolytic cell and an electrical current is applied to the cleaning solution by the electrolytic cell until electrolysis products having a disinfectant effect are forming and/or the electrical conductivity of the cleaning solution is monitored by the electrolytic cell. | 07-25-2013 |
20130247777 | LOW-INERTIA THERMAL SENSOR IN A BEVERAGE MACHINE - The invention pertains generally to a thermal sensor and a controlled heating system, in a beverage preparation machine. In particular, the invention relates to a thermal sensor comprising: connectors; an electrical coupling circuit; a sensing element having at least one measurable electrical quantity varying with the temperature of the sensing element; The sensing element is electrically coupled with the connectors through the electrical coupling circuit so as to allow measuring said electrical quantity at the level of the connectors. The sensor comprises a support having a first surface and a second surface thermally coupled and electrically isolated. The sensing element is thermally coupled with the first surface. The second surface is adapted to be thermally coupled with an area which temperature is to be measured. | 09-26-2013 |
20140150671 | BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH AUTOMATIC CLOSURE OF THE POWDER CONTAINERS CHUTES - The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising: a housing ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140352548 | Baby formula maker - A baby formula maker includes a main body including a base, a housing, and a top cover; an electric motor; a gear assembly; a pivotal cover plate; a baby formula assembly including a baby formula reservoir, a reciprocating screw communicating with a bottom of the baby formula reservoir and operatively driven by the gear assembly, and a pivotal gate in front of the reciprocating screw; an outlet under the pivotal gate; two release mechanisms on both sides of the housing respectively for locking both the baby formula assembly and the cover plate; a hot water assembly including a water reservoir, a heating member, and a pump; a control assembly for controlling the hot water assembly, the motor, and the baby formula assembly, the control assembly including a display and an array of buttons for adjusting settings; and a magnetic assembly. | 12-04-2014 |
20150020691 | MILK HEATING AND DISPENSING AND FLAVOR DISPENSING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure includes a milk heating system, methods, and apparatus for combining milk, which is heated, ambient, or chilled, selectively with or without being infused with air, and selectively dispensed with or without flavorings. The apparatus and method disclosed includes structures for selectively combining milk with air and flavorings to dispense a selected combination of ingredients. The assembly includes a dispensing head assembly having a flavoring dispensing component and a milk dispensing component. The flavoring dispensing component can be coupled to the milk dispensing component for combining ingredients and dispensing into a container. The milk dispensing component includes a single path for the introduction of a flow of milk and a single path for the introduction of steam. The milk path and steam path are oriented to be fed into an intermediate passage which communicates with a swirl cavity defined by the mixing chamber. The introduction of milk and steam is controlled to provide a variety of selected conditions of the resulting combination. The flavor dispensing component introduces flavorings at least partially downstream from the mixing of the milk and steam to produce one or more flavorings with the milk component. | 01-22-2015 |
20160045057 | Beverage Warming Assembly - A beverage warming assembly for maintaining the beverage at a preferred temperature includes a housing that is positionable in a vehicle. The housing has a top end that is open so the housing may insertably receive a container. The container contains the beverage. A heating element is operationally coupled to the housing. The heating element heats the container when the container is positioned within the housing. The beverage is warmed to the preferred temperature. An actuator is coupled to the housing. The actuator is operationally coupled to the heating element. | 02-18-2016 |
20160073816 | System and Methods for Dispensing Hot Beverages - A system for dispensing hot beverages in single-portion beverage containers. The beverage containers are retained within a dispensing enclosure and are heated by conduction of heat from a heating surface, thereby maintain the beverages at a specified hot temperature that is hotter than comfortable to the touch. Each individual beverage container has an internal enclosure at the temperature of the heated beverage, and an insulating surround that allows a consumer to remove the can from the dispensing enclosure without touching any hot surface. The dispensing enclosure may be portable. The single-portion beverage containers have an insulating surround which leaves the container bottom clear for thermal contact with the heating surface. | 03-17-2016 |
20160128505 | BEVERAGE MIXING DEVICE - The present invention describes a beverage production apparatus ( | 05-12-2016 |
20160128506 | APPRARATUS FOR PRODUCING GERMANIUM SPRING WATER - A germanium hot spring water generating system may include a shell and a front cover, a water filter, a water softening unit and a mineral generating unit. A cold water inlet and a hot water inlet are disposed at a sidewall of the shell and an output channel is disposed at a lower portion thereof. The water filter, the water softening unit, and the mineral generating unit are connected in order and connected to a water inlet pipe, and a water flow control valve is disposed at a front end of the cold and hot water inlets. A first water outlet pipe and a second water outlet pipe are disposed at a bottom portion of the mineral generating unit. | 05-12-2016 |
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